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Ancient Humans Followed A Trend That Is Still Prevalent: Archaeologists
Stone ornaments found around the mouths and ears of skeletons at an 11,000-year-old burial site in southeast Turkey prove that humans have been piercing their bodies since prehistoric times and thinking about self-image, archaeologists said.
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Hours After Powerful Quake, 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.
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3 Powerful Earthquakes In Turkey In 24 Hours, More Than 3,600 Killed
The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing over 2,300 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Iraq. Another 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey.
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32 Killed In Turkey After Vehicles Crash Into Accident Sites: Report
At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said.
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Eleven Turkish Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed when their military helicopter crashed in heavy weather in the country's restive southeast on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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This 12,000-Year-Old Turkish Town Will Disappear Under An Artificial Lake
The small town of Hasankeyf, in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, inhabited for 12,000 years, is doomed to disappear in the coming months.
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Turkish Air Strikes Kill 26 Terrorists In Turkey, Iraq: Turkish Army
Turkish air strikes killed 26 terrorists and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday.
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Earthquake In Southeast Turkey Injures 13 - State News Agency
An earthquake struck Turkey's southeastern province of Adiyaman early on Tuesday, injuring 13 people and causing damage to buildings, state-run Anadolu news agency said.
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Turkish 'Yes' Lead Narrows To 51.7 Per Cent In Final Stages Of Count
Votes for constitutional change to hand President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping powers held a narrow lead with almost all ballot boxes opened on Sunday, but Turkey's three largest cities and the mainly Kurdish southeast looked set to vote "No".
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Turkey Detains BBC, Voice of America Reporters In Crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained two reporters working for foreign news organizations in southeast Turkey, the latest journalists taken into custody in the government's sweeping crackdown following July's failed coup.
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Blast Rocks Governor's Residence In Southeast Turkey, Some Hurt: Sources
An explosion shook the residence of a district governor in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Thursday and wounded several people including the governor, security sources said.
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Truck Bomb Attack On Soldiers Kills 18 In Southeast Turkey
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish terrorists detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country's southeast, the prime minister said.
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2 Soldiers, 20 Rebels Killed In Fighting In Turkey Kurdish Southeast
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels in the mountainous Daglica area of Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, detonated explosives on a road as a military vehicle passed, killing two soldiers and wounding a third, security sources said.
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Airport In Turkey's Southeast Hit By Rocket Fire: Report
Kurdish terrorists on Saturday fired four rockets at the airport in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, without causing casualties, the Dogan news agency said.
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8 Cops Killed, 45 People Wounded In Turkey Car Bomb Attack: Report
Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants exploded outside a police building in the southeast of the country.
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Ancient Humans Followed A Trend That Is Still Prevalent: Archaeologists
Stone ornaments found around the mouths and ears of skeletons at an 11,000-year-old burial site in southeast Turkey prove that humans have been piercing their bodies since prehistoric times and thinking about self-image, archaeologists said.
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Hours After Powerful Quake, 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.
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3 Powerful Earthquakes In Turkey In 24 Hours, More Than 3,600 Killed
The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing over 2,300 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Iraq. Another 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey.
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32 Killed In Turkey After Vehicles Crash Into Accident Sites: Report
At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said.
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Eleven Turkish Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed when their military helicopter crashed in heavy weather in the country's restive southeast on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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This 12,000-Year-Old Turkish Town Will Disappear Under An Artificial Lake
The small town of Hasankeyf, in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, inhabited for 12,000 years, is doomed to disappear in the coming months.
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Turkish Air Strikes Kill 26 Terrorists In Turkey, Iraq: Turkish Army
Turkish air strikes killed 26 terrorists and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday.
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Earthquake In Southeast Turkey Injures 13 - State News Agency
An earthquake struck Turkey's southeastern province of Adiyaman early on Tuesday, injuring 13 people and causing damage to buildings, state-run Anadolu news agency said.
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Turkish 'Yes' Lead Narrows To 51.7 Per Cent In Final Stages Of Count
Votes for constitutional change to hand President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping powers held a narrow lead with almost all ballot boxes opened on Sunday, but Turkey's three largest cities and the mainly Kurdish southeast looked set to vote "No".
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Turkey Detains BBC, Voice of America Reporters In Crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained two reporters working for foreign news organizations in southeast Turkey, the latest journalists taken into custody in the government's sweeping crackdown following July's failed coup.
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Blast Rocks Governor's Residence In Southeast Turkey, Some Hurt: Sources
An explosion shook the residence of a district governor in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Thursday and wounded several people including the governor, security sources said.
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Truck Bomb Attack On Soldiers Kills 18 In Southeast Turkey
Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish terrorists detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country's southeast, the prime minister said.
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2 Soldiers, 20 Rebels Killed In Fighting In Turkey Kurdish Southeast
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels in the mountainous Daglica area of Hakkari province, which borders Iraq, detonated explosives on a road as a military vehicle passed, killing two soldiers and wounding a third, security sources said.
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Airport In Turkey's Southeast Hit By Rocket Fire: Report
Kurdish terrorists on Saturday fired four rockets at the airport in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, without causing casualties, the Dogan news agency said.
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8 Cops Killed, 45 People Wounded In Turkey Car Bomb Attack: Report
Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants exploded outside a police building in the southeast of the country.
